The 41-year-old claims his attempts to sell the pop gong were 'wrecked' by a foreign fan of the band who falsely bid £66,000.

Speaking exclusively to Heart, the singer explained that he was listing his 2000 award for Best British Newcomer for a FIFTH time due to a series of time wasters - and that the negative experience has left him more determined than ever to close the door on his S Club past.

The gong is back on the auction site with a starting price of £550, as well as a selection of old magazines, and a platinum disc awarded for the band's huge sales figures in Ireland.

In January, Paul hit the headlines after it emerged his mum was helping him sell his arsenal of S Club memorabilia - including his Brit Awards - on eBay.

It seemed that Paul was quids in when one award attracted a whopping bid of £66,000 - but it turned out the buyer wasn't serious.

He said: “As the Pope said on Good Friday, society is sick, and my Brit Award showed just how true that is.

Paul is hoping it'll be FIFTH time lucky after putting his Brit Award back on eBay (Image: eBay)

"He had no intention of buying it whatsoever. And that’s a fan of the band! And that just shows I was doing the right thing by getting that stuff gone."

But being duped by one of his own fans wasn't the hardest thing for Paul to get his head around.

He told Heart that he had to deal with a lot of cruel comments from people mocking him falling on hard times, as well as being inundated with tempting offers of sneaky backhanders totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Paul continued: "The bit that really got me was that there were so many people trying to get it off me before the sale ended, offering £200,000, £300,000. Even 70, 80 grand.

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